Gabby Petito’s mom shares heartbreaking 9/11 tribute on same day she mourns 2nd anniversary of reporting vlogger missing
Gabby Petito's mom has posted a 9/11 tribute marking two years since her daughter went missing.
22-year-old Petito was on a road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, when she was reported missing in 2021.
The vlogger went missing after her last contact with her family, telling them they were going from Utah to Wyoming.
Petito's remains were recovered in Wyoming after nearly a month of searching. Her autopsy revealed she was murdered by strangulation.
Laundrie was under investigation by police soon after for the murder after he returned home without Petito.
He went missing shortly after and a month later his skeletal remains were uncovered.
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By his remains was a letter confessing to Petito's murder.
Now, two years later, Nichole Schmidt, Petito's mother, honored her memory and 9/11 together.
The post said: "9/11 is a day we will never forget. Please #bekind to one another today, #stronger together."
"For me, it's also the day I walked into a police station 2 years ago, and was finally able to report our daughter missing."
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"Share #Missing posters please. #TogetherWeCan."
Schmidt used the post to spread kindness in honor of her daughter. The image shared with her caption asked for people to "share random acts of kindness" and to "stop and take a moment to breath and be grateful."
The comments were full of support for the grieving mother.
"We are all with you in spirit. Gabby's light remains," one commented.
The post also cited the Gabby Petito Foundation at the bottom, the family's ongoing initiative to educate and prevent situations involving missing persons.
